Looks awesome Jon. Man, I thought you would never switch from your rocktron/sms set up. I think though, you will find that small slice of Jerry in the macs that other amps don't have. Also, that pre looks so nice with the true spring reverb. I like the SMS reverb, but really like my fenders combo spring unit the most. Looks like you have a plethora el guapo. Happy jammin!!

Sorry, I have no idea as to components at that level of specificity. Dan Lurie described the unit to me by email as follows, perhaps this will give you the info. you want: "The mods are the post-Alembic mods as discussed on the Wald site. The reverb is a tube driven spring reverb as Fender designed it. I used Mercury Magnetics reverb driver transformer designed to copy the transformers used in the 60’s. Simply, the circuit is exactly the same as a preamp in a Blackface Twin with the Jerry mods added. I did add an output level and a true ground lift to ward off ground loop hum if it occurs."

JonnyBoy wrote:Looks awesome Jon. Man, I thought you would never switch from your rocktron/sms set up. I think though, you will find that small slice of Jerry in the macs that other amps don't have. Also, that pre looks so nice with the true spring reverb. I like the SMS reverb, but really like my fenders combo spring unit the most. Looks like you have a plethora el guapo. Happy jammin!!

Thanks to everyone and you for the kind responses. Hey, I'm not switching from anything, I'm adding a new option! And, frankly, I'm curious to experience a McI + JBL personally. I've heard a few such rigs and even played through a couple but as you know it's not the same as when you own it and take all the time you need to experiment with voicing it best for yourself in the variety of settings in which you play. I am truly quite happy with my current rig but, hey, even Jerry changed up various aspects of his rig now and then!

"For me, I think the only danger is being too much in love with guitar playing. The music is the most important thing, and the guitar is only the instrument." JG

Jon S. wrote:Sorry, I have no idea as to components at that level of specificity. Dan Lurie described the unit to me by email as follows, perhaps this will give you the info. you want: "The mods are the post-Alembic mods as discussed on the Wald site. The reverb is a tube driven spring reverb as Fender designed it. I used Mercury Magnetics reverb driver transformer designed to copy the transformers used in the 60’s. Simply, the circuit is exactly the same as a preamp in a Blackface Twin with the Jerry mods added. I did add an output level and a true ground lift to ward off ground loop hum if it occurs."

the reason why i asked is... well you have your own ears and don't need any of my advice. lol.

just to set the record straight though, you're now closer then what Kimock actually tried. talked with him and he set the record straight, he NEVER played Jerry's actual rig, only an unmodded tapped twin into his own mc2300. same thing a lot of guys tried until the proper mods were discovered, and not many were too pleased with the results before then either.

good luck with the new rig!

~waldo

"Tone is in the instruments. Technique in the hands. Do what you will." ~quote from some guy at the TGP forum

"Without a doubt, the quality of your instrument will effect your tone, and any pickups, effects, amps, and microphones used along the way will also have an impact on the sound waves."~Cameron Mizell

I think it's cool Lurie's incorporating into his FYDs the very Jerry preamp mods from your own web site, don't you? And thanks again for all your appreciated advice and ideas even if there have been some I've not applied. I'll ask Kimock about that quote, too, at the next show of his I'm at but it's time for a new signature line anyway, I'll give it a shot. And thanks certainly for the good luck wish!

"For me, I think the only danger is being too much in love with guitar playing. The music is the most important thing, and the guitar is only the instrument." JG

Could we possibly get some close up photos at component level? I can see most of the guts in the pics on the FYD site, but I'm curious because I'm considering building something like this for myself and am trying to get a parts list together. I'm not quite bright enough to look at a schematic and layout and decide what parts I need, so I figured the pictorial layout was a good starting point. Unless somebody already has a parts list made up...